Carl Paladino Explicates Himself by Invoking Speedos

• New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino told the Today Show on Monday that he’d hire gay folks, though eschews “Speedos and grinding against each other.” The remarks came after he told Orthodox Jewish leaders on Sunday that he doesn’t want kids “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option.” [Associated Press]

• Warner Brothers thwarts 3D, earns applause for opting not to release Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in the format. [Variety]

• Americans: not big walkers. In a study of worldwide paces, western Australians (9,695 steps) and Swiss (9,650 steps) way out-walk Americans (barely over 5,000 steps). Scientists surmise this can't be good. [Guardian]

• The 33 Chilean miners, trapped underground for more than two months, will finally see daylight as the government prepares to begin extraction on Wednesday. They’ll be brought above ground individually in an oxygen-filled pod for reacclimation. [Wall Street Journal]

• Three economists will share the Nobel for their research on how government policy affects unemployment. [CNN]